Liquid crystal display device and method for manufacturing same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018024397-A1
Application number	US-201615546890-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 2, 2016
Priority date	Apr 30, 2015
Publication date	Jan 25, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present specification relates to a liquid crystal display device and a method for manufacturing the same.

First claim

1 . A liquid crystal display device comprising:
a substrate; a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines provided to cross each other on the substrate; a plurality of pixel regions divided by the gate lines and the data lines; a color filter layer provided on each of the pixel regions; a pixel electrode and a common electrode corresponding thereto provided on the same plane of each of the color filter layers; a liquid crystal orientation layer provided on the color filter layer, the pixel electrode and the common electrode; and a light reflection reducing layer provided each of between the liquid crystal orientation layer and the pixel electrode and between the liquid crystal orientation layer and the common electrode, wherein one surface of the light reflection reducing layer adjoins the pixel electrode or the common electrode, the other surface of the light reflection reducing layer adjoins the liquid crystal orientation layer, and in the light reflection reducing layer, the following Formula 1 satisfies a value of greater than or equal to 0.004 and less than or equal to 0.22:

(

k
×
t

)

λ

[

Formula



1

]

wherein, in Formula 1, k means an extinction coefficient of the light reflection reducing layer, t means a thickness of the light reflection reducing layer, and λ means a wavelength of light.

2 . The liquid crystal display device of claim 1 , wherein the light reflection reducing layer has a thickness of greater than or equal to 10 nm and less than or equal to 100 nm.

3 . The liquid crystal display device of claim 1 , wherein the light reflection reducing layer has an extinction coefficient (k) of greater than or equal to 0.1 and less than or equal to 2 in light with a wavelength of 550 nm.

4 . The liquid crystal display device of claim 1 , wherein the light reflection reducing layer has a refractive index (n) of greater than or equal to 2 and less than or equal to 3 in light with a wavelength of 550 nm.

5 . The liquid crystal display device of claim 1 , wherein light reflectance of the electrode provided with the light reflection reducing layer is 50% or less.

6 . The liquid crystal display device of claim 1 , wherein the light reflection reducing layer includes one or more types selected from the group consisting of metal oxides, metal nitrides and metal oxynitrides.

7 . The liquid crystal display device of claim 6 , wherein the metal oxide, the metal nitride and the metal oxynitride are derived from one, two or more metals selected from the group consisting of Cu, Al, Mo, Ti, Ag, Ni, Mn, Au, Cr and Co.

8 . The liquid crystal display device of claim 1 , wherein the pixel electrode and the common electrode include one, two or more metals selected from the group consisting of Cu, Al, Mo, Ti, Ag, Ni, Mn, Au, Cr and Co.

9 . The liquid crystal display device of claim 1 , wherein the light reflection reducing layer is an oxide, a nitride or an oxynitride of metals included in the pixel electrode and the common electrode.

10 . The liquid crystal display device of claim 1 , wherein the pixel electrode and the common electrode each include a plurality of conductive lines, and the pixel electrode and the common electrode are provided in parallel to each other in the pixel region.

11 . The liquid crystal display device of claim 10 , wherein at least one of the pixel electrode and the common electrode is provided on an overlapped portion of the color filter layer.

12 . A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device comprising:
preparing a substrate; forming a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines crossing each other to divide a plurality of pixel regions on the substrate; forming a color filter layer in each of the pixel regions; forming a pixel electrode and a common electrode on the color filter layer; forming a light reflection reducing layer on the pixel electrode and the common electrode; and forming a liquid crystal orientation layer on the color filter layer, the pixel electrode and the common electrode, wherein one surface of the light reflection reducing layer adjoins the pixel electrode or the common electrode, the other surface of the light reflection reducing layer adjoins the liquid crystal orientation layer, and in the light reflection reducing layer, the following Formula 1 satisfies a value of greater than or equal to 0.004 and less than or equal to 0.22:

(

k
×
t

)

λ

[

Formula



1

]

wherein, in Formula 1, k means an extinction coefficient of the light reflection reducing layer, t means a thickness of the light reflection reducing layer, and λ means a wavelength of light.

13 . The method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device of claim 12 , wherein the forming of a pixel electrode and a common electrode and the forming of a light reflection reducing layer are carried out using a single patterning process.

14 . The method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device of claim 13 , wherein the single patterning process forms a first layer on the color filter layer using materials of the pixel electrode and the common electrode, and after forming a second layer on the electrode layer using a material of the light reflection reducing layer, the first layer and the second layer are simultaneously patterned.

15 . The method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device of claim 14 , wherein the single patterning process batch etches the first layer and the second layer using an etchant.

Assignees

• Lg Chemical Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Ilha
• Hwang Ji Young
• Lee Seung Heon
• Oh Dong Hyun
• Kim Ki-Hwan
• Seo Han Min
• Park Chan Hyoung

Classifications

• G02F1/13439 Primary

  characterised by their electrical, optical, physical properties; materials therefor; method of making · CPC title

• G02F1/133502 Primary

  Antiglare, refractive index matching layers · CPC title

• G02F1/136286

  Wiring, e.g. gate line, drain line · CPC title

• G02F2201/123

  pixel · CPC title

• G02F1/134309

  characterised by their geometrical arrangement · CPC title